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Bivouac, Elliots Beach, Parris Island

Marine recruits setting up tents in a forest
Description: Painting, Acrylic on Board; By Thomas O'Hara; 1963; Unframed Dimensions 18H X 24W
Accession #: 88-162-HC
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During World War and directly thereafter, African American Marines where trained at Montford Point, North Carolina in segregated units. In 1960, black Marines were integrated with those at Parris Island, South Carolina.

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  • Marine Corps-USMC
  • People--African Americans
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  • Art
Wars & Conflicts
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